MLB: Alex Rodriguez hits sixth HR in seven games
{{date|April 11, 2007}}

{{MatchScore|New York Yankees|10|1|Minnesota Twins}}

[[Image:Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees--Cropped.jpg|200px|thumb|Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who hit his sixth home run of the season Tuesday]]
[[wikipedia:Alex Rodriguez|Alex Rodriguez]]'s home run streak was extended Tuesday in the Yankee's win over the Twins in [[w:Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]. A-Rod hit a two-run shot off of Twins starter [[w:Boof Bonser|Boof Bonser]] in the first inning, making it the fourth game in a row that he has cleared the fence. Bonser gave up six hits and seven runs in the four and one third innings he pitched, including a [[w:Johnny Damon|Johnny Damon]] three-run homer over the right field wall in the fifth inning. before being relieved by [[w:Jesse Crain|Jesse Crain]]. [[w:Dennys Reyes|Dennys Reyes]] pitched the final inning, giving up three runs to bring the Yankee's lead to nine runs.

[[w:Andy Pettitte|Andy Pettitte]] threw six shutout innings, allowing only four hits. Minnesota's only run came from a [[w:Jason Kubel|Jason Kubel]] sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, scoring [[w:Justin Morneau|Justin Morneau]] from third base. The Twins had many opportunities to score early, but ended up leaving their runners in scoring position without any hits to bring them home.

The Twins and Yankees will wrap up the series tomorrow, each hoping for a win to stay above .500. [[w:Mike Mussina|Mike Mussina]] will be starting for the Yanks, and [[w:Ramon Ortiz|Ramon Ortiz]] will be starting for the Twins.

== Box score ==
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|- style="background: #e9e9e9;"
! &nbsp;    !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! R !! H !! E
|-
| New York  || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 10|| 13|| 0
|-
| Minnesota || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 1
|}
<small>W: Pettitte (1-0)<br/>L: Bonser (0-1)</small>

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070410&content_id=1891401&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
|title=A-Rod stays hot as Pettitte, Yanks win
|author=Bryan Hoch
|pub=New York Yankees
|date=April 10, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070410&content_id=1891403&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=min
|title=Bonser done in by Yanks' homers
|author=Kelly Thesier
|pub=Minnesota Twins
|date=April 10, 2007}}

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Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who hit his sixth home run of the season Tuesday
Alex Rodriguez's home run streak was extended Tuesday in the Yankee's win over the Twins in Minneapolis. A-Rod hit a two-run shot off of Twins starter Boof Bonser in the first inning, making it the fourth game in a row that he has cleared the fence. Bonser gave up six hits and seven runs in the four and one third innings he pitched, including a Johnny Damon three-run homer over the right field wall in the fifth inning. before being relieved by Jesse Crain. Dennys Reyes pitched the final inning, giving up three runs to bring the Yankee's lead to nine runs.

Andy Pettitte threw six shutout innings, allowing only four hits. Minnesota's only run came from a Jason Kubel sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, scoring Justin Morneau from third base. The Twins had many opportunities to score early, but ended up leaving their runners in scoring position without any hits to bring them home.

The Twins and Yankees will wrap up the series tomorrow, each hoping for a win to stay above .500. Mike Mussina will be starting for the Yanks, and Ramon Ortiz will be starting for the Twins.
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